Anil v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Anil v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 15586/2023, Delhi High Court (DB: Anil Kshetarpal & Amit Mahajan, JJ.), order dated 13.02.2026. Keywords: Staff Selection Commission recruitment; candidature rejection; handwriting mis-match between application form and OMR sheet; CFSL report dated 03.02.2026; left thumb impression comparison; questioned thumb impressions QT-1, QT-2, QDV-1, QDV-2 identical with specimen S-14 (Roll No. 2201344280); identity of petitioner established; candidature to be recommended to the Department within 15 days; petition disposed of. Precedent noted: Yogesh v. Union of India & Ors., W.P.(C) 2818/2023 (judgment dated 04.11.2024) — counsel's reliance recorded, not independently engaged with by this Court.
What did the court decide?
Respondents, on instructions, submitted that the candidature of the Petitioner shall be recommended to the Department within a period of next 15 days; no further orders were passed and the petition was disposed of on that statement